For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
14. For this cause. His prayers for them are mentioned, not only to testify his regard for them, but likewise to excite them to pray in the same manner; for the seed of the word is scattered in vain, unless the Lord render it fruitful by his blessing.
Paul bows his knees before the Father with reverence, both in heart and gesture, because we must honor God when we draw near to Him. The whole family in heaven and earth, Jews and Gentiles alike, are named from Christ and depend upon Him.
AI summary
Commenting on Ephesians 3:14-21
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. This may refer either to God, the Father of Christ; who is the Father of the whole family in heaven and in earth; not only the Father of Christ, but the Father of spirits, of angelic spirits, as well as of the souls of men; and the Father of all the saints by adopting...